BALTIMORE (AP) 鈥� Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship cargo ship that caused , the FBI has confirmed.
In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed by Synergy Marine Group.
鈥淭he Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Criminal Investigation Division and Coast Guard Investigative Services are present aboard the Maersk Saltoro conducting court authorized law enforcement activity,鈥� statements from both the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Authorities did not offer further specifics.
, the U.S. Justice Department has alleged that Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group, both of Singapore, recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel that had a power outage moments before it crashed into a support column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
The Justice Department is seeking to recover more than $100 million the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city鈥檚 port.
Darrell Wilson, a Grace Ocean spokesperson, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about agents boarding the Maersk Saltoro. He has previously said the owner and manager 鈥渓ook forward to our day in court to set the record straight鈥� about the Justice Department's lawsuit.
The Associated Press
